Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Wednesday Reads and I Went to the Movies

Finally got around to seeing “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol
2.” I enjoyed it (although it wasn’t as good as the first one), but Hubby
thought it was boring. That kind of surprised me. Yeah, it had some slow parts,
but I wouldn’t have called it boring. Just goes to show you everyone sees
things differently, huh?

Here’s what I read the past week:

Book #33

Dates read: May 8-11Title: “Beautiful Bastard”Year of publication: 2013Author: Christina LaurenGenre: Erotic romanceSeries: Beautiful Bastard #1# of Pages: 305Paper or plastic: Trade paperbackHow obtained: Free (possibly from RT
in Dallas)Blurb from Book:Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an
MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He’s exacting,
blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard.Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his
family’s massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who’d
been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently
provocative—completely infuriating—creature he now has to see every day.
Despite the rumors, he’s never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe’s so
tempting he’s willing to bend the rules—or outright smash them—if it means he
can have her. All over the office.As their appetites for each other
increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what
they’re willing to lose in order to win. My thoughts: Book is in
first person and at first I groaned. But the book is popular and I wanted to
know what the fuss was about, so I kept reading. Then the next chapter was in
Bennett’s POV, also first person. Cool. Thing is, where I once thought this was
neat, now…not so much. At least for this book. Bennett is a douche! It was very
hard for me to continue reading because he really was a bastard (stuff he did
could be considered sexual harassment). I guess I just don’t understand how two
people who clearly HATE each other can’t keep their hands OFF each other. But
by the end of the book, I was having difficulty putting it down (had to know
how it was going to end). Dang authors (yes, two of them make up Christina
Lauren) had me rooting for this couple.

Saw my cardiologist on Monday. Good for another six months
(when I get to go through another stress test—ugh). But hey, the longer I can
put off surgery, the better!

Also, Hubby is on the mend. He’s eating more foods now—three
meals a day, even. Still needs to gain some weight, but I think he’s stopped
losing it, so I’ll take that as a positive.

Game 3 between the Penguins and Senators is in Ottawa tonight. So glad the Penguins played well on Monday and got that win. Now they need to win the rest! Yeah, I'm greedy that way.

So… What’s on your reading radar for the summer? Goodreads
has asked me that question and I’m not sure how to answer it. Besides wanting
to read Unsub by Meg Gardiner (due out in June or July), I don’t really have a
summer list. I pretty much look at the stacks I have around the house and then
just pick a book to read! I also got some more freebies from RT—some of which I
actually want to read. J

Jennette - I was so happy that Hubby ate his whole meal last night. First time in WEEKS.

Maria - I tried cooking for him, but that didn't work out so well. He's pickier than I am when it comes to food. But his taste buds are returning (and his mouth is healing), so hopefully he won't be so picky soon.

I loved the part about, spit it out and then smack. Great bit. Those two are my favorite. I enjoy Guardians but they're not my favorite of the Marvel gang. Still enjoyed it though and being a wuss I got teary, too.

About Me

After years of wondering if I would ever have a passion in life (besides loving my husband), I finally found it. Writing!
Maybe I should have realized it back in High School when I loved all my English classes. So what do I major in College? Accounting. Go figure. Well, I've shucked the accounting job and now I'm published through Lyrical Press, an imprint of Kensington Publishing. Couldn't be happier.
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